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SS Arabia
Liverpool, England to New York
29 April 1858
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Ja Stone, Master of the Arabia do solemnly, sincerely and truly Swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by Me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of New York,is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Steamer at Liverpool from which port said Steamer has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
So help me God.
(Signature illegible)
Sworn to this 2? April 1858
Before me (Signed) ???offman DC (partially illegible)
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Arabia whereof Stone is Master, from Lpool burthen 1319 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. No deaths were recorded on this voyage and this column has been omitted from this transcription.
1 Hu Creighton 30y male Merchant Ireland US America 1^st Cabin
2* Henry De Koven 38y male Mini??? G???l US America US America 1^st Cabin
3 M^rs De Koven 30y female none US America US America 1^st Cabin
4 Lily Taylor 23y female nurse England US America 1^st Cabin
5 Patrick Brady 31y male Servant England US America 1^st Cabin
6* William Franci? 26y male Merchant Spain US America 1^st Cabin
7 E Henriques 38y male Merchant England US America 1^st Cabin
8 J B Bruyere 28y male Merchant Canada Canada 1^st Cabin
9* Count de Raben ?2y male none Denmark US America 1^st Cabin
10 Arthur G Hibbert 32y male none England US America 1^st Cabin
11* A Vom den Hewvel 35y male Scer?to??y US America US America 1^st Cabin
12* Eugene Lonigdon 2?y male none US America US America 1^st Cabin
13* W^m Maxwell Wood ??y male Surgeon US Navy US America US America 1^st Cabin
14* James ???? ??y male Merchant Canada Canada 1^st Cabin
15 J Pickard 40y male Merchant New Brunswick US America 1^st Cabin
16 Werner Monsfen 34y male Merchant Germany US America 1^st Cabin
17 John Smith 56y male Solicitor Scotland New Brunswick 1^st Cabin
18 Charles E Wendt 31y male Merchant Germany US America 1^st Cabin
19 Frederick Hornbostel 25y male Merchant Denmark US America 1^st Cabin
20 William Gilfellon 24y male Surgeon Ireland US America 1^st Cabin
21* Charles Sho??plus 40y male Merchant England US America 1^st Cabin
22 Allen Hamilton 59y male none Ireland US America 1^st Cabin
23 M^rs Allen Hamilton 47y female none US America US America 1^st Cabin
24 A. H. Hamilton 23y male none US America US America 1^st Cabin
25 Montgomery Hamilton 14y male none US America US America 1^st Cabin
26 Mary Hamilton 11y female none US America US America 1^st Cabin
27 Ellen Hamilton 5y female none US America US America 1^st Cabin
28 Margaret Hamilton 3y female none US America US America 1^st Cabin
29 Miss Phebe Jaber 17y female none US America US America 1^st Cabin
30 Catherine Miller 28y female none US America US America 1^st Cabin
31 G. B. Dewhurst 18y male none England US America 1^st Cabin
32 A. D. Dally 22y male none England US America 1^st Cabin
33 E. K. Holland 22y male none England US America 1^st Cabin
34 M^rs D. S. Babcock 31y female none US America US America 1^st Cabin
35 N. W. Babcock 7y female none US America US America 1^st Cabin
36 Percy Babcock 1y 7m male none US America US America 1^st Cabin
37 W. Torrance 20y male none England US America 1^st Cabin
38 W^m Jacobs 39y male none England US America 1^st Cabin
39 M^rs Jacobs 27y female none England US America 1^st Cabin
40* A. W. J??tadus 36y male US Consul Sweden US America 1^st Cabin
41* M^rs. J??tadus 29y female none Sweden US America 1^st Cabin
42 James A Illengnorth 47y male none England US America 1^st Cabin
43* Henry Bodme? 46y male Merchant Switzerland US America 1^st Cabin
44 F. Konig 32y male Merchant Germany US America 1^st Cabin
45 James Crawford 31y male Manufacturer Scotland US America 1^st Cabin
46 Commodore Armstrong 63y male US Navy US America US America 1^st Cabin
47 James Kennedy 30y male Servant US America US America 2^nd Cabin
48 J. H. Adams 38y male Merchant US America US America 1^st Cabin
49 M^rs Adams 35y female none US America US America 1^st Cabin
50* W. H. Po??n 39y male none US America US America 1^st Cabin
51* Mathe?? Getz 42y male Merchant France US America 1^st Cabin
52 Frederick M Alles 36y male Artist US America US America 2^nd Cabin
53 Thos Powderan 35y male Farmer US America US America 2^nd Cabin
54 John Jostrain 54y male Farmer US America US America 2^nd Cabin
55 J Le Gage 20y male Printer US America US America 2^nd Cabin
56 Peter L Le Gage 18y male Printer US America US America 2^nd Cabin
57* John La?re 25y male Carpenter US America US America 2^nd Cabin
58 W^m McKome 16y male none US America US America 2^nd Cabin
59 Jeannette Groner 22y female none England US America 2^nd Cabin
60 Lewis Groner 2y 6m male none England US America 2^nd Cabin
61 William Joring 30y male Farmer US America US America 2^nd Cabin
62 M^rs Alford Moorey 19y female none England US America 2^nd Cabin
63* Rasmus Pederson 25y male Servant Denmark US America 2^nd Cabin
64 Henry Evans 38y male Manufacturer US America US America 2^nd Cabin
65 J. T Jones 38y male Master Mariner US America US America 2^nd Cabin
66 Anna Schubler 17y female none Switzerland US America 2^nd Cabin
67 Henrerich Schubler 17y male none Switzerland US America 2^nd Cabin
68 Alfred Schubler 9y male none Switzerland US America 2^nd Cabin
69* ????? ????? ??y male ??? England US America 2^nd Cabin
70 Henry Reid 21y male Traveller England US America 2^nd Cabin
71 Master De Koven 2y 6m male none US America US America 1^st Cabin
72 Miss Mary Stomberry 30y female none England US America 2^nd Cabin
73 James Jergenson 35y male none England US America 2^nd Cabin
Notation at end of manifest: In all 73 passengers
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the
transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information in
the Transcriber's Notes below.
? The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to
quality of the original document.
^ The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.
The transcription preserves the original spelling.
This manifest was difficult to read because of handwriting. Further research
should be completed to confirm findings.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual
words indicated.
The manifest did not include psgr #s; they have been added by the transcriber.
2 Occupation illegible because of handwriting.
6 Last letter of surname not clear, could be Francia or Francis.
9 First number of Age not clear because of roll in manifest paper, could be
52y or 62y.
11 Occupation illegible, could be miswritten Secretary.
12 2nd number of Age not clear because of fold of manifest paper under adhesive
tape repair, could be 27y.
13 Age illegible because of darkening and smearing under adhesive tape repair,
could be 48y.
14 Surname and Age illegible because of adhesive tape repair, surname could
begin with "J".
21 4th and 5th letters of surname illegible, could be Shorrplus or Showplus.
40-41 2nd and 3rd letters of surname illegible because of handwriting.
43 Last letter of surname illegible because of lower extension of the letter
'g' in the surname above, could be Bodmer or Bodmes.
50 Center letters of surname illegible because of handwriting, one of these
letters is an 'i'.
51 Ending of first name illegible because of handwriting.
57 Third letter of surname illegible because of lower extension of the letter
"g" in the surname above.
69 First and surnames, Age, and Occupation illegible because of fold in
manifest paper.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 182, List 282.
Transcribed by Judy Caine
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
10 May 2005
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